Palestinian Family Survey 2010 Final Report - Palestinian Central ...

PCBS: Palestinian Family Survey, 2010Table PY.11: Source of AssistancePercentage of youth, According to the persons they could turn to for seeking assistance, by sex, age, and region, State of Palestine, 2010Number of Youth age15-29 yearsOlder sisters Uncle Aunt Spouse Friends Boss Work colleaguesOlderbrothersGrandmotherGrandfatherFather MotherRegionWest Bank 64.2 81.0 5.1 6.6 47.3 41.5 23.6 16.7 23.5 56.7 8.3 7.1 2,692Gaza Strip 64.4 82.0 1.5 2.4 27.7 24.0 8.4 6.8 25.2 43.1 2.0 2.0 1,651SexMales 82.6 80.9 4.7 5.1 43.2 24.6 21.6 9.1 12.9 57.0 9.5 8.5 2,218Females 45.9 81.9 2.7 4.9 36.4 45.0 13.9 16.7 35.3 46.0 2.2 1.8 2,125Age15-19 68.7 85.4 5.1 6.5 39.1 35.5 18.1 13.4 6.1 55.1 2.9 3.0 1,82820-24 65.1 82.3 3.1 4.8 38.6 33.2 18.5 12.7 25.5 51.5 6.3 5.0 1,43925-29 54.4 72.2 2.1 2.3 42.9 36.0 16.1 12.3 57.1 44.4 10.9 9.5 1,076State of Palestine 64.2 81.4 3.7 5.0 39.8 34.8 17.8 12.9 24.1 51.5 5.8 5.2 4,343Perceptions on the Right Age for Marriage and Choosing the PartnerThroughout the 20 th century, average marriage ages rose globally due to a larger number of individuals completing formal education and particularly increased educationalopportunities for females. Palestinian youth (15-29) believe that the right age for marriage is 25 years for males and 20.5 years for females. The majority of youth (72 percent)indicate that they prefer their future spouses to have a college degree, and 14 percent preferred a high school degree, while 10 percent indicated that it did not matter tothem. The figure below shows that 74 percent of youth prefer to choose their life partners, with 77 percent in the West Bank and 69 percent in the Gaza Strip. Only 67 percentfemales prefer to choose their life partners compared with 82 percent males.149